7/1/2010 3:40 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF

Leon Jenkins, President of the L.A. NAACP tells TMZ it's unfortunate a man "who has made his millions off of women, African-Americans and Jews harbor such racist, sexist, and anti-semitic feeling against people who have admired and respected him for decades."

Jenkins says "An apology is insufficent given his history of racism, sexism and anti-semitism." Jenkins adds, "No amount of words will change his image as an out of date and out of control racist."

Jenkins does end, however, with this: "Only a sustained period of positive acts can his legacy be redeemed."